{"product_id":"the-barista-aj-phillips-9798197633996","title":"The Barista: A Peyton Beckford Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Completely pulled me in after just a few pages.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I could NOT put it down.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeyton Merritt came to Florida to disappear.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter leaving behind a life in New York that nearly broke her, she wanted quiet: a coffee shop near the Gulf, blueprints she could control, and a future small enough to feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Aidan Beckford walked through her door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful, dangerous, and impossible to ignore, Aidan belongs to a world Peyton should never touch: old money, private islands, organized crime, and family wars that do not end cleanly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen violence reaches her doorstep, Peyton is pulled into the Beckford empire and forced to decide how much of herself she is willing to risk for a man who may be the most dangerous thing in her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Florida's Gulf Coast to Jamaica and Ibiza, \u003ci\u003eThe Barista\u003c\/i\u003e blends dark romantic suspense, coastal noir atmosphere, and organized-crime thriller tension into a story of love, loyalty, blood, and consequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers who love romantic suspense, dangerous family empires, private islands, old money with blood underneath it, and crime thrillers that move fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoffee. Blood. Empire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aj Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798197633996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Aj Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874763550975,"sku":"9798197633996","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-barista-aj-phillips-9798197633996","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}